sally phone test

Sally’s Phone Christine Lindop

(Comprehension Test)

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a
The story starts on a Sunday.
b
Sally has a brother.
c
Sally goes to work by bus.
d
Sally goes to the shops at lunchtime.
e
Sally buys some new shoes.
f
Paul phones Sally’s mother.
g
Paul and Sally meet after work.
h
Paul and Sally meet in Bar Bogart.
i
Paul and Sally go to Blue Moon.
j
Sally and Andrew go to Katharine’s party.
20 marks
2 Who says this? Who do they say it to? Claire, Andrew, Paul, Sally, Sally’s mother
a ‘Wear your blue skirt. I like that skirt.’ ………… says this to …………
b ‘Let’s go out at lunchtime.’ ………… says this to …………
c ‘It’s beautiful, but I never wear red.’ ………… says this to …………
d ‘I’m very sorry. It’s the wrong number.’ ………… says this to …………

e ‘Have you got a book in your hand?’ ………… says this to …………
20 marks
3 Match a word form A with a definition from B.
A
1
bar
2
button
3
party
4
press
5
ring
B
a
b
c
d
e

to push with your finger
a place where you can have a drink
you push this on your phone to make a call
a meeting of friends to eat, drink, talk and dance
to make a noise like a bell
20 marks

4 Put these events in the story in order. Number them 1 to 10.
a

Paul and Sally meet near the trees.
b
Sally goes to work.
c
Katharine phones Sally.
d
Sally has breakfast.
e
Paul and Sally go to the party.
f
Sally goes shopping.
g
Sally picks up Paul’s phone in a café.
h
Paul phones Sally.
i
Sally is in bed.
j
Sally puts on her red skirt.
20 marks
5 Fill in the gaps using: phone, skirt, coffee, party, change, rings, lunchtime, brother, drink,
birthday
Sally wakes up in the morning when her phone ………… . She has breakfast with her mother and her
………… , and then goes to work by ………… . At ………… she goes shopping and buys a new
………… . Then she goes to a café and has a ……….. . But when she gets back to work she has Paul’s
………… and Paul has hers. Paul phones her and they agree to ………… phones in the evening. They
meet in Queen’s Square and then they go for a ………… . It’s Paul’s sister’s ………… today and she is
having a ………… . Sally agrees to go with Paul.
20 marks
Total marks

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Multiple-choice Test
Setting - Choose the best answer.
1

It is _____ morning.
a [ ] Monday b [ ] Tuesday c [ ] Thursday d [ ] Saturday
2 Sally looks in her _____ for her phone.
a [ ] skirt b [ ] bag c [ ] train d [ ] car
3 Sally finds her phone behind the _____.
a [ ] bed b [ ] bag c [ ] skirt d [ ] door
4 _____ is Sally’s boyfriend.
a [ ] Paul b [ ] Michael c [ ] Andrew d [ ] Jack
5 He wants Sally to wear a _____ skirt.
a [ ] blue b [ ] red c [ ] black d [ ] white
6 _____ is Sally’s brother.
a [ ] James b [ ] Jack c [ ] John d [ ] Andrew
7 Sally has breakfast with her _____.
a [ ] friend b [ ] boss c [ ] sister d [ ] mother
8 There are a lot of _____ on the train.
a [ ] cars b [ ] people c [ ] dogs d [ ] trees
9 Sally is listening to _____ on the train.
a [ ] John b [ ] Mary c [ ] Andrew d [ ] Graham
10 Sally is talking to her friends _____ at work.
a [ ] Mark and Louise b [ ] Claire and Louise
c [ ] John and Graham d [ ] Claire
and John

20 marks

Characters - Choose the best answer.

11 Andrew is _____ boyfriend.
a [ ] Claire’s b [ ] Louise’s c [ ] Sally’s d [ ] Katherine’s
12 _____ is Andrew’s new boss.
a [ ] Sally b [ ] Paul c [ ] Louise c [ ] Michael
13 _____ wants a sandwich for breakfast.
a [ ] Sally b [ ] Jack c [ ] Andrew d [ ] Paul
14 Sally listens to _____ on the train.
a [ ] Andrew b [ ] Claire c [ ] Paul d [ ] her mother
15 _____ and Louise have coffee with Sally at work.
a [ ] Paul b [ ] Claire c [ ] Michael d [ ] Katherine
16 At one o’clock _____ is looking at skirts in the shops.
a [ ] Michael b [ ] Katherine c [ ] Sally d [ ] Jack
17 Sally phones her _____ in the café.
a [ ] mother b [ ] brother c [ ] friend d [ ] sister
18 _____ thinks Sally has a nice smile.
a [ ] Paul b [ ] Jack c [ ] Andrew d [ ] Michael
19 _____ wants to say sorry to Sally.
a [ ] Jack b [ ] Michael c [ ] Paul d [ ] Andrew
20 Katherine is Paul’s _____.
a [ ] mother b [ ] sister c [ ] brother d [ ] friend
20 marks

Dialogue - Who says this?

21 ‘Don’t forget, Sally – we’re meeting Michael tonight.’
a [ ] Paul b [ ] Louise c [ ] Jack d [ ] Andrew

22 ‘Let’s go out at lunchtime. We can find a new skirt. You can wear it tonight.’
a [ ] Sally b [ ] Claire c [ ] Katherine d [ ] Paul
23 ‘What colour is it?’
a [ ] Sally b [ ] Sally’s mother c [ ] Louise d [ ] Claire
24 ‘Paul? Paul who? Where’s Sally?’
a [ ] Michael b [ ] Paul c [ ] Jack d [ ] Andrew
25 ‘I’ve got a message for Paul – but who’s Paul?’
a [ ] Louise b [ ] Sally c [ ] Claire d [ ] Sally’s mum
26 ‘Mum, what’s the number of my phone?’
a [ ] Jack b [ ] Paul c [ ] Michael d [ ] Louise
27 ‘Let’s meet in Queen’s Square at a quarter to six.’
a [ ] Paul b [ ] Andrew c [ ] Sally d [ ] Katherine
28 ‘Have you got a book in your hand?’
a [ ] Paul b [ ] Andrew c [ ] Sally d [ ] Katherine
29 ‘She says it’s her birthday today, and there’s a party at her house.’
a [ ] Andrew b [ ] Sally c [ ] Paul d [ ] Katherine
30 ‘I don’t want the message.’
a [ ] Sally b [ ] Andrew c [ ] Paul d [ ] Claire
20 marks

Vocabulary

- Choose the best answer.

31 a meeting of friends to eat, drink, talk, dance etc.

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a [ ] lunchtime b [ ] bar c [ ] party d [ ] coffee

32 to stop something working
a [ ] press b [ ] turn off c [ ] sell d [ ] ring
33 to make a sound like a bell
a [ ] message b [ ] call c [ ] phone d [ ] ring
34 a hot drink
a [ ] coffee b [ ] birthday c [ ] party d [ ] lunchtime
35 you speak and sing with it
a [ ] message b [ ] ring c [ ] voice d [ ] boss
36 a man or a boy that a girl likes and goes out with
a [ ] boyfriend b [ ] office c [ ] button d [ ] press
37 to push with your finger
a [ ] turn off b [ ] boss c [ ] bar d [ ] press
38 a place where people can buy and have drinks
a [ ] button b [ ] birthday c [ ] boss d [ ] bar
39 when people stop work to have something to eat
a [ ] morning b [ ] breakfast c [ ] evening d [ ] lunchtime
40 the person that you work for
a [ ] friend b [ ] mother c [ ] brother d [ ] boss
20 marks

Plot

- Choose the best answer.

41 Paul sits next to Sally in the _____.
a [ ] train b [ ] office c [ ] café d [ ] shop
42 Paul phones his _____ to ask for his phone number.
a [ ] mother b [ ] sister c [ ] father d [ ] brother
43 Paul has Sally’s _____.
a [ ] bag b [ ] phone c [ ] coffee d [ ] skirt

44 Sally works in _____ Street.
a [ ] London b [ ] Oxford c [ ] Cambridge d [ ] Manchester
45 Paul thinks Sally is _____.
a [ ] beautiful b [ ] old c [ ] sorry d [ ] quiet
46 Sally sees Paul near the _____.
a [ ] cars b [ ] party c [ ] phones d [ ] trees
47 Paul and Sally are at the _____.
a [ ] Red Moon b [ ] Green Moon c [ ] Blue Moon d [ ] White Moon
48 Paul says _____ always has good parties.
a [ ] Sally b [ ] Katherine c [ ] John d [ ] Andrew
49 Sally wants to go to the party with _____.
a [ ] Claire b [ ] Andrew c [ ] Paul d [ ] Louise
50 Paul likes _____.
a [ ] blue b [ ] green c [ ] black d [ ] red
20 marks
Total marks

Keys:
1

2

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

i
j

F
T
F
T
F
T
T
F
T
T

a
b
c
d
e

Andrew to Sally
Claire to Sally
Sally to Claire
Sally’s mother to Paul
Sally to Paul

3

1
2

3
4
5

b
c
d
a
e

4

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j

9
3
6
2
10
4
5

7
1
8

5 Sally wakes up in the morning when her phone rings. She has breakfast with her mother and her brother, and then goes to work by
train. At lunchtime she goes shopping and buys a new skirt. Then she goes to a café and has a coffee. But when she gets back to work
she has Paul’s phone and Paul has hers. Paul phones her and they agree to change phones in the evening. They meet in Queen’s Square
and then they go for a drink. It’s Paul’s sister’s birthday today and she is having a party. Sally agrees to go with Paul.

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Setting
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Vocabulary
c
b
d
c
a

b
d
b
c
b

31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Characters
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Plot

c
c
b
a
b
c
a
a
c
b

41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

Dialogue
21
22
23
24
25
26

27
28
29
30

c
b
d
a
c
a
d
d
d
d

d
b
b
d
b
b
a
c
b
a

4

c

a
b
d
a
d
c
b
c
d